11．It was Tuesday evening，and the rain sounded like a drum as it hit the street outside．When I arrived at the house，I got out of the car and ran to the door．I knocked on it three times，（80）A，and then knocked five times．The door opened quietly and a short man looked at me．
‘You're late，'Jim said．
‘I had to （81）C that I wasn't followed，'I replied．
He turned and led me inside．I followed Jim to where Mike and Pete were sitting．I joined them，and looked down at the piles of paper that covered the table．
‘Are these the plans？'I asked．
‘Of course，'Pete smiled．‘Now we know exactly where the bank holds the money，the gold and the jewels．'
‘And soon all of it will be （82）B，'I said，smiling back at him．
‘This time next week，we'll be sitting on a distant beach somewhere，and no one will ever find us，'Pete said．
We spent the next hour rewriting the （83）D for Friday．We decided that Mike would go in before lunch，to find out where the guard was standing．Pete and Jim would run into the bank with their guns ten minutes later．I would wait in the car outside and be （84）B to drive them away when they had filled their suitcases with as much money as possible．
It was still raining on Friday．At exactly eleven o'clock，the three men came running out of the bank，each of them holding a gun and a suitcase full of cash．
I started the car immediately and drove （85）D through the streets．Pete，Mike and Jim were all smiling to themselves．That would soon change，however，when they realized that we were going straight to a factory where the police were waiting．
‘You're late，'Jim said．
‘I had to （81）C that I wasn't followed，'I replied．
He turned and led me inside．I followed Jim to where Mike and Pete were sitting．I joined them，and looked down at the piles of paper that covered the table．
‘Are these the plans？'I asked．
‘Of course，'Pete smiled．‘Now we know exactly where the bank holds the money，the gold and the jewels．'
‘And soon all of it will be （82）B，'I said，smiling back at him．
‘This time next week，we'll be sitting on a distant beach somewhere，and no one will ever find us，'Pete said．
We spent the next hour rewriting the （83）D for Friday．We decided that Mike would go in before lunch，to find out where the guard was standing．Pete and Jim would run into the bank with their guns ten minutes later．I would wait in the car outside and be （84）B to drive them away when they had filled their suitcases with as much money as possible．
It was still raining on Friday．At exactly eleven o'clock，the three men came running out of the bank，each of them holding a gun and a suitcase full of cash．
I started the car immediately and drove （85）D through the streets．Pete，Mike and Jim were all smiling to themselves．That would soon change，however，when they realized that we were going straight to a factory where the police were waiting．
| 80．A．waited | B．shouted | C．begged | D．laughed |
| 81．A．work out | B．point out | C．make sure | D．be afraid |
| 82．A．mine | B．ours | C．his | D．theirs |
| 83．A．letters | B．cards | C．stories | D．plans |
| 84．A．friendly | B．ready | C．free | D．clever |
| 85．A．angrily | B．politely | C．carefully | D．quickly． |
10．It's reported that the number of dead pigs from the Huangpu River has reached over 10，000．Workers have been busy （80）A the floating pigs from the river so far，and the government have said that the dead pigs will be dealt with safely．An official from a local water company said the city's （81）B had not been polluted and was safe for human drinking，because they had taken some useful actions．
Qian Huizhong，Director of a Water Plant in Shanghai told reporters that，"If the water is（82）A，we will put more disinfectants（消毒剂．to clean the water．"
Tags on the ears of the pigs show that they （83）D have come from the upper reaches （上游．of the Huangpu River in Jiaxing City，east China's Zhejiang Province，but the tags only show the animals'birthplace．Officials said that no serious pig epidemic（传染病．Had（84）C in Jiaxing．The tests found a pig virus that could spread （85）B pigs but not to human beings in one water sample（样本．taken from the Huangpu River．All other tests showed no signs of serious disease．The river is a main source of drinking water for Shanghai，an eastern city of 23million people in China．
Qian Huizhong，Director of a Water Plant in Shanghai told reporters that，"If the water is（82）A，we will put more disinfectants（消毒剂．to clean the water．"
Tags on the ears of the pigs show that they （83）D have come from the upper reaches （上游．of the Huangpu River in Jiaxing City，east China's Zhejiang Province，but the tags only show the animals'birthplace．Officials said that no serious pig epidemic（传染病．Had（84）C in Jiaxing．The tests found a pig virus that could spread （85）B pigs but not to human beings in one water sample（样本．taken from the Huangpu River．All other tests showed no signs of serious disease．The river is a main source of drinking water for Shanghai，an eastern city of 23million people in China．
| 80．A．collecting | B．picking | C．selling | D．putting |
| 81．A．air | B．water | C．food | D．land |
| 82．A．dirty | B．clean | C．safe | D．soft |
| 83．A．should | B．must | C．need | D．may |
| 84．A．taken out | B．put out | C．broken out | D．worked out |
| 85．A．between | B．among | C．opposite | D．from． |
9．At Sydney University，there were four students taking Chemistry．They did so （26）A in all the exams，midterms and labs，etc．that each had an"A"．They were so （27）D with the finals coming that the weekend before，they decided to play with some friends in Canberra．
They had a great time．However，（28）C all the exciting parties，they slept all day Sunday until early （29）Dmorning-the morning of their final exam!Rather than （30）B the final then，they decided to find their professor after the exam and explain to him （31）Cthey missed it．
They explained that they had gone to Canberra to do some （32）C in the ANU （Australian National University） for the weekend with the plan to come back in time to study，（33）Dunluckily，they had a flat tyre （爆胎）on the way back，didn't have a （34）D one，and couldn't get help for a long time．（35）B，they only just arrived now!
The professor thought it over and then （36）A they could make up their final exam the following day．The guys were wild with joy and （37）B hard all that night-all night．The next day the professor placed them in different （38）B and handed each of them a test paper （100points），and told them to begin．The （39）A problem was five points．It was something simple about the periodic table．Cool，they all thought in（40）D own rooms，"this is going to be a piece of cake．"
Each finished the problem and then turned the page．Question 2 （For 95points）：Which tyre？
They had a great time．However，（28）C all the exciting parties，they slept all day Sunday until early （29）Dmorning-the morning of their final exam!Rather than （30）B the final then，they decided to find their professor after the exam and explain to him （31）Cthey missed it．
They explained that they had gone to Canberra to do some （32）C in the ANU （Australian National University） for the weekend with the plan to come back in time to study，（33）Dunluckily，they had a flat tyre （爆胎）on the way back，didn't have a （34）D one，and couldn't get help for a long time．（35）B，they only just arrived now!
The professor thought it over and then （36）A they could make up their final exam the following day．The guys were wild with joy and （37）B hard all that night-all night．The next day the professor placed them in different （38）B and handed each of them a test paper （100points），and told them to begin．The （39）A problem was five points．It was something simple about the periodic table．Cool，they all thought in（40）D own rooms，"this is going to be a piece of cake．"
Each finished the problem and then turned the page．Question 2 （For 95points）：Which tyre？
| 26．A．well | B．badly | C．simply | D．terribly |
| 27．A．sad | B．happy | C．sorry | D．confident |
| 28．A．before | B．among | C．after | D．during |
| 29．A．Friday | B．Saturday | C．Sunday | D．Monday |
| 30．A．holding | B．missing | C．taking | D．failing |
| 31．A．when | B．where | C．why | D．how |
| 32．A．shopping | B．writing | C．researching | D．cleaning |
| 33．A．and | B．so | C．or | D．but |
| 34．A．nice | B．cheap | C．new | D．clean |
| 35．A．By the way | B．As a result | C．After all | D．In a word |
| 36．A．agreed | B．believed | C．asked | D．refused |
| 37．A．played | B．studied | C．talked | D．explained |
| 38． A．schools | B．rooms | C．libraries | D．offices |
| 39． A．first | B．second | C．third | D．last |
| 40． A．your | B．his | C．our | D．their． |
4．Martin shook his money box again．Nothing!He carefully （35）C the coins that lay on the bed.32was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least 100!How on earth was he going to get the rest of the money？
He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no （36）A asking his parents，for he knew they had no money to spare．
There was only one way to get money，and that was to （37）B it．He would have to find a job．（38）D who would give him the chance and what could he do？He decided to ask Mr．Allen for advice，who usually had （39）C on most things．
That was the （40）A of Martin's odd-job（零工） business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks，cleared out cupboards，and mended books．He lost count of the（41）Dof cars he washed and windows he cleaned，but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have （42）B for the bicycle he expected．
The day （43）A came when Martin counted his money and found 104.32．He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode （44）D home，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard working for the money，but Martin knew that he valued his bicycle far more （45）B he had bought it with his own money．He had （46）C what he thought was impossible，and that was worth even more than the bicycle．
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He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no （36）A asking his parents，for he knew they had no money to spare．
There was only one way to get money，and that was to （37）B it．He would have to find a job．（38）D who would give him the chance and what could he do？He decided to ask Mr．Allen for advice，who usually had （39）C on most things．
That was the （40）A of Martin's odd-job（零工） business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks，cleared out cupboards，and mended books．He lost count of the（41）Dof cars he washed and windows he cleaned，but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have （42）B for the bicycle he expected．
The day （43）A came when Martin counted his money and found 104.32．He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode （44）D home，looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard working for the money，but Martin knew that he valued his bicycle far more （45）B he had bought it with his own money．He had （46）C what he thought was impossible，and that was worth even more than the bicycle．
| 35．A．cleaned | B．covered | C．counted | D．checked |
| 36．A．point | B．right | C．excuse | D．result |
| 37．A．borrow | B．earn | C．raise | D．collect |
| 38．A．Or | B．So | C．For | D．But |
| 39．A．decisions | B．experience | C．opinions | D．knowledge |
| 40．A．beginning | B．introduction | C．requirement | D．opening |
| 41．A．sort | B．type | C．size | D．number |
| 42．A．all | B．enough | C．much | D．some |
| 43．A．finally | B．instantly | C．normally | D．regularly |
| 44．A．patiently | B．tiredly | C．silently | D．proudly |
| 45．A．if | B．since | C．than | D．though |
| 46．A．deserved | B．benefited | C．achieved | D．learned． |